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SusQI project completed as part of the Hywel Dda University Health Board Green Team Competition from September 2022-January 2023.
The aim of this project was to help create a healthier Wales by…
Asthma + Lung UK have recently updated their webpages about air pollution (https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/air-pollution), and they are a great resource for patients and clinicians…
A collection of case studies to celebrate the first year of Greener Primary Care Wales. Case studies include examples from GP, dental practice, community pharmacies and eye care. Lots of useful…
A case study demonstrating how moving a service from a hospital outpatients model to a domiciliary model resulted in unanticipated reductions in travel miles per appointment.
I considered combining two of my favourite subjects- HIV treatment & prevention with Sustainability.
Although not immediately apparent, the connections are evident because if the patients progress…
Created on
10 Jul 2023 •
by
Peter Godfrey-Faussett ,Luisa Frescura,Quarraisha Abdool Karim,Michaela Clayton,Peter D. Ghys
Open access article
Abstract: GI endoscopy is highly resource-intensive with a significant contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and waste generation. Sustainable endoscopy in the context…
Publication in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Abstract
There is a bidirectional relationship between climate change and health care. Climate change threatens public health, and…
Updated 10 February 2023.
This is an updated resource which may be of interest to colleagues working in or with primary care, original version published February 2022.
Please note that the…
Launch of a new Healthcare LCA Database, an up-to-date repository of published life cycle assessements within healthcare.
'HealthcareLCA brings together environmental assessments of health systems,…
This article aims for readers to be able to:
Outline the importance of the biosphere and its constituent parts.
Describe the impact of pollution and climate change on each other and on the…